As I had a rather late night, I slept in some the next day. Only so much as that neither my husband nor daughter were home when I awoke. Realizing I w...as alone, I quickly peeled off the simple night shirt I wore to bed so I could be naked and free. I then rolled to grab my phone, as I figured I could watch the videos and look at the pictures Jerome had posted of me online. However, before I could get that far I saw that I rather unexpectedly had a waiting message from Jerome. Eagerly, I opened. "We broke up last week. I don't really want to talk about it." I said as we turned into a dark lane that was a few streets away from my house. Ray stopped smiling and frowned."He was a scumbag anyway. I always knew you could do better." Ray was always the protective friend. "If only I could find a nice guy like you" I sighed. Ray looked at me with a funny look in his eyes and we kept walking. About halfway up the lane he stopped me and pulled me against him in a tight hug. Next thing I knew he. The end effect was to feminize his gait. Shehad him stroll around, noting with approval how he put one foot in frontof the other. Tandy told him to make his body language a bit more girlyand pucker his lips. She fluffed his hair and declared him ready for theevening ahead.Max arrived twenty minutes later. Tandy sent her husband to answer thedoor. That was especially demeaning for him, having to greet his wife'sbedmate and usher him into their home. By then, Max had his own key tothe front. It wasn't a recipe for clearthinking and the cheap whisky quickly exacerbated my already dangerousmood. By early evening I had sunk into a foul combination of anger andself pity at which point I decided that all I needed was to get out andhave some more drink. I made my erratic way to the Nana Plaza complexwhich is a centre for Bangkok's red-light industry. It has a host of barsand go-go clubs and a few Kathoey bars. I was already pretty loaded withthe hotel scotch by the time I got there and.